I could be down for this depending on weather and avy conditions of course.

" The two most important days in your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why." - Mark Twain"Danger in Alpinism is just part of the game. As soon as you eliminate the danger you have just every other sport." Febrizio Zangrilli“The best climber in the world is the one who is having all the fun.” – Alex Lowe"To travel, to experience and learn, that is to live" - Sherpa Tensing Norgay (first person to Summit Mt. Everest)"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit" - Edward Abbey" Don’t be afraid to move out of your comfort zone. Some of your best life experiences and opportunities will transpire only after you dare to loose."

I'd say longer, though Sawatch snowpack is below normal which might make things faster than usual. 13 hours 40 minutes was my time, though others are certainly faster. 7 hours would be super quick. Personally, I'd plan on a 12 hour minimum. If you beat that time, great, but I wouldn't plan on it.

I think we will probably do the standard route and I am thinking a 6 AM start time is what we are going to aim for. Hopefully the weather and avy conditions are going to be cooperative for that weekend. Obviously, if the risk is too high, I wont be interested.

mgrundy wrote:I think we will probably do the standard route and I am thinking a 6 AM start time is what we are going to aim for. Hopefully the weather and avy conditions are going to be cooperative for that weekend. Obviously, if the risk is too high, I wont be interested.